Job Title: Mechanic
Department: Public Works
Hours: Full-Time
Job Description:
MECHANIC
DEFINITION:
Under direction, performs skilled mechanical work involving the maintenance, repair and servicing of various types of motor vehicles and/or motorized construction equipment; does other related work as required.
REQUIREMENTS:
TRAINING: Successful completion of one (1) year of training in automotive technology at an accredited community college or vocational school.
EXPERIENCE: Two (2) years of experience in the maintenance and repair of various types of motor vehicles and/or construction equipment such as bulldozers, tractors, cranes, road graders, power shovels, or similar equipment.
NOTE: Applicants who do not possess the required year of formal training may substitute one (1) additional year of experience as outlined above.
NOTE: An Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Certification in one of the following specialties from the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence may be substituted for the formal training: A-1 Engine Repair, A-6 Electrical/Electronic Systems, A-8 Engine Performance.
LICENSE: Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey. Appointees may be required to possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and applicable endorsements for the class and type of vehicle being operated.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of where and how a variety of automotive systems, components, accessories, and parts of systems such as wheel cylinders, fuel lines, condensers, and mufflers are installed.
Knowledge of varied types of motors and equipment and their operation.
Knowledge of procedures for diagnosing the reasons for motor failure and the steps necessary to correct the condition.
Knowledge of makeup, operation, and installation procedures for all components and systems of vehicles such as engines, transmissions, front and rear-end assemblies, electrical, and hydraulic systems.
Knowledge of the mechanical makeup, operation, and working relationships of a variety of heavy duty systems, assemblies, and parts such as diesel, multifuel, and gasoline engines including supercharged and turbocharged engines, automatic and non-automatic transmissions, and gear reductions systems including those with torque converters, planetary gears, and more than one gear range, and driveline assemblies including differentials, power dividers, and dual speed axles, hydraulic lifting, loading, turning, and positioning systems including their mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic controls.
Ability to determine the mechanical defects which cause engines, transmissions, hydraulic systems, and other major systems and their components to fail to operate properly.
Ability to use a wide range of diagnostic and testing equipment including electrical, electronic, light, and pressure types to determine cause of mechanical problems such as engine analyzers dynamometers, exhaust analyzers, vacuum and fuel pump testers, injector testers, ignition timers, tachometers, ammeters, and ohmmeters.
Ability to use technical manuals, specifications, diagrams, schematics, and similar guides to make repairs and modifications to equipment.
Ability to improvise, substitute, and alter parts to fit and mesh in systems for which the parts were not designed or when technical manuals, diagrams, schematics, or similar guides do not apply.
Ability to disassemble, rebuild, adjust, reassemble, reinstall, and align various automotive components and assemblies.
Ability to manipulate small objects with the fingers such as bolts, ignition wiring, points, plugs, and measuring instruments.
Ability to determine when parts should be cleaned and reinstalled or removed and replaced with standard parts and the types and extent of adjustment and alignment required.
Ability to make tune-up adjustments and settings such as setting points and timing engines according to specifications.
Ability to obtain, store, record, safeguard, and properly use equipment, materials, and supplies.
Ability to read diagrams, blue prints, and schematics.
Ability to use mechanic hand tools and small power tools such as pliers, screw drivers, pneumatic wrenches, and drills.
Ability to use a variety of test equipment such as feeler gauges, circuit testing, timing lights, dwell meters, dial gauges, oscilloscopes, exhaust analyzers, and engine and chassis dynamometers.
Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording information systems used by the agency, office or related units.
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